As I have been working on my portfolio, it brought back some memories of when I was teaching with another district. In 2006-2007 the school implemented a graduation requirement for all seniors to create a portfolio. Seniors had to create a portfolio that they would share with a panel of people before graduation. Through out their four years in high school they are given several opportunities to explore career avenues. The school brought in people to speak about their careers. Students then reflected on the careers that they have chosen to explore and research. Students also included classroom artifacts from their core classes. They could also included artifacts from any other area that they seem fit.
How does the COVA model fit into all this. Students had the power of choice. They could choose which careers they wanted to research. Students had the choice for what class work they wanted to exhibit. It was up to them to create their presentation how ever they would like. Students had a a great deal of Choice overall. Students could be limited based on what careers the school was able to get to come to the school. Students didn’t always have the opportunity to speak to people in their specific career. With that being said most students were given opportunities to start an early form of networking. Student ownership was at the for front of this project. Students that took this project to heart showed a great deal of ownership. I loved when students did their presentations. You really got to see the students future plans. I loved hearing them talk about how certain projects or assignments impacted them through out their high school careers.
As I start to create my own portfolio, I look to embody the same passion. There are so many ideas that are flowing through my brain. One of my biggest obstacles is getting those ideas to be conveyed on the ePortfolio. As students in this program we are given so many opportunities to demonstrate the COVA model. Continue to follow my progress on my ePortfolio.
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